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as in impression
a perceptible trace left by pressure one telltale sign that I had been napping was the print left by the chenille bedspread on my cheek

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as in photo
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera we now get our prints developed online

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verb

as in to publish
to produce and release for distribution in printed form the newspaper's motto remains "All the News That's Fit to Print"

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Recent Examples of print
Noun
This is the third time General Motors has carted a Chevrolet up the 400-foot-tall rock, having both in 1964 and 1973 airlifted a Chevrolet Impala atop the rock for TV and print ads. Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026 With a smooth leather fabric lining, a vachetta leather strap, and the brand’s signature denim logo print, its pattern makes a statement without distracting from your outfit. Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
The bag, which has the Michael Kors signature logo printed on the inside of the fabric strap, is also compatible with the brand’s many add-on charms. Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Jan. 2026 The Dutch semiconductor equipment company, one of Europe's most valuable, makes lithography machines needed to print extremely fine patterns on silicon wafers. Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for print
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Noun
  • Former chairman Jeff Shi has gone and Nathan Shi has made a positive impression with his words since taking charge, but Fosun’s actions, at least in terms of transfers, have felt depressingly familiar.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Last year, Newsom’s personal social-media accounts gained more than five million new followers, and clocked billions of views and impressions.
    Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This work offers a new platform for designing efficient photo-electrocatalysts and advancing next-generation solar–electrochemical energy conversion systems.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Earlier this week at a photo call in London, Robbie also dipped her toe into the late 1700s by way of a John Galliano brocade frock coat styled with a black mini skirt, thigh-high scarlet red stockings and satin Manolo Blahnik pumps.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In 2021, the British Journal of Sports Medicine published a study that said transgender women maintain an advantage over biological women even after a year of hormone therapy treatment.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • After hours of House of Commons debate, a vote was averted when the government gave in to lawmakers' anger and agreed that the Intelligence and Security Committee would decide what papers should be published, rather than a senior civil servant as Starmer had proposed.
    JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Story of a Season by Val McDermid is available from Atlantic Monthly Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Published January 2026 by Avid Reader Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
    Danielle Parker, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • What remains are memories and photographs—both of which can be quietly compromised by the presence of cell phones.
    Nikita Khanna, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2026
  • In another photograph, a pangolin orphaned by poachers is comforted with a blanket at a rescue center in South Africa.
    Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The push for fully autonomous systems, agents that plan, reason, and act without human oversight, has created an automation theater where demos impress, but production systems disappoint.
    Joel Hron, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Every candle in the collection impresses, but Côté Maquis stands out with an elusive, intoxicating aroma that’s hard to describe yet instantly captivating.
    Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With more cold coming this week, icy igloos, snowmen and unbelievable online pics probably will be, too.
    Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Hill is directing the pic and will also appear in the movie, as will Matt Bomer.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The stamp of the vaunted independent hip-hop label—which has built a reputation among its community of fanatical diehards and like-minded rap geeks for its lyric-forward, anti-commercial approach—can bring new eyes to a rapper overnight.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Some people collect passport stamps, but my mom collects compliments at the airport.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026

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“Print.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/print. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.

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